Loom-shuttle



(No Model.)

A. H. STEELE.

LOOM 'SHUTTLEL No. 447,500. A Patented Mar. 3,1891.

UN TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT H. STEELE, OF \VORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

LOOM-SHUTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,500, dated March 3, 1891.

Application filed July 9, 1890. Serial No. 358,169. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT H. STEELE, of the city and county of \Vorcester, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loom-Shuttles;

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and

' will be hereinafter more fully specified; and

Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are a front view, back view, and top end view, respectively, of said spindlebearing.

My invention relates to shuttles employed on narrow-fabric looms, and more particularly to the spindle fastenings or bearings of said shuttles.

It consists in making the bearing of the detachable end of the spindle with a lateral or side spring adapted to securely hold, and at i the same time permit of the easy removal of said detachable end, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention ap pertains to better understand the nature and purpose thereof, 1 will now proceed to describe it more in detail.

In the drawings, A indicates the shuttlebody; B, the spindle, on which is fitted the usual spool or bobbin, (not shown in this instance C, the spring friction-pad; and D, my .improved sp'indle fastening or bearing previously referred to. Said bearingis fitted in a recess in the shuttle-frame A, as usual, flush with the surface thereof, and consists of the back plate 0, preferablyhaving the spur c projecting from its rear side to hold said hearing when fitted in position. To the face of said back plate 0 is secured a bow-shaped plate d, one half cl being secured to plate a, and forming a rigid side to the slot e, and the other or free end (1 thereof acting as a spring into the same it will be securely held therein;

and to facilitate the insertion of the en d of the spindle, as well as to form a longer bearingsurface in the slot, said end is preferablv bent or curved into the form of an upturned hook g, as is shown in Fig. 2. n

The construction of the spindle, as well as the manner of holding the pointed end g thereof in the shuttle, I do not claim as new. It is preferable to fit said end against a metal bearingpiece h fitted in the shuttleframe; but if desired said hearing may be dispensed with, and the end of the spindle fitted in a suitable indentation or recess formed in said frame to receive it, asis shown in Fig. 3.

It is obvious that a spindle fastening or bearing made as aforesaid is very simple in construction, while at the same time durable and effective in use.

The spindle is not only held sufficientlysecure to prevent its slipping out accidentally, but may also be easily removed by hand in the usual way as required in practice.

lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a loom-shuttle, the spindle fastening or bearing D, having the vertical slot e to receive the end of the spindle, and the spring d at the side thereof, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a loom-shuttle, the combination of shuttle-frame A and spindle B with spindle fastening or bearing D, having the vertical slot 6 and the spring (Z at the side thereof, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In a loom-shuttle, the combination of shuttle-frame A, spindle B, and bearing h With bearing D, having the vertical slot (2 and the spring d at the side thereof, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ALBERT H. STEELE. Witnesses:

A. A. BARKER, O. F. WEssoN. 

